The Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society Recordings

Episodes

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  This House Has No Faith In The American Experiment 11.11.2026

  Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The seventh ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-eighth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Has No Faith In The American Experiment".Well done to all of our speakers! Join us next week to debate the motion, "This House Would Rather Have Fun Than Get The 2:1".
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  This House Would Rather A World Without Generative AI 09.11.2026

  Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The fifth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-eighth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Would Rather A World Without Generative AI".Well done to all of our speakers! Join us next week to debate the motion, "This House Would Blow The Whistle".
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  This House Would Blow The Whistle 04.11.2026

  Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The sixth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-eighth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Would Blow The Whistle.Well done to all of our speakers! Join us next week to debate the motion, "This House Has No Faith In The American Experiment".
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  This House Would Bring Back Shame 02.11.2026

   Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The fourth ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-eighth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Would Bring Back Shame".Well done to all of our speakers! Join us next week to debate the motion, "This House Would Rather A World Without Generative AI".
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  This House Believes Men Can't Be feminists 12.10.2026

  Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The third ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-eighth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Believes Men Can't Be feminists".Well done to all of our speakers! Join us next week to debate the motion, "This House Would Bring Back Shame".
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  This House Would Be A Misandrist 08.10.2026

  Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The first meeting of the Muriel Campbell Subcommittee for Women and Gender Minorities of the one hundred and seventy-eighth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The Subcommittee convened to discuss the motion "This House Would Be a Misandrist". Thank you and well done to all of our speakers! Congratulations to the opposition who carried the vote on speaker ability. Thank you for listening!
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  This House Supports A United Celtic Kingdom 08.10.2026

  Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The second ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-eighth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Supports A United Celtic Kingdom". Thank you to all of our speakers and congratulations to the Opposition for winning the vote on speaker ability! Join us next week to debate the motion. "This House Believes Men Can't Be Feminists".Thank you for listening!
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  This House Believes Debating Is A Waste Of Time 08.10.2026

  Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The first ordinary meeting of the one hundred and seventy-eighth session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The House convened to discuss the motion, "This House Believes Debating Is A Waste Of Time". Thanks for listening!
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  This House Believes Alternative Culture Is Inherently Political 09.08.2026

  Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The twenty-seventh special meeting of the one hundred and seventy-seventh session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this occasion the House convened to hold the ninth entry in the Grand Campus Tourney series of collaborations with fellow student societies, on this occasion being joined by the Alternative Society, and to discuss the motion, "This House Believes Alternative Culture Is Inherently Political". Thanks for listening!
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  This House Believes F1 Is The Greatest Sport Of All Time 04.08.2026

  Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The twenty-sixth special meeting of the one hundred and seventy-seventh session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this occasion the House convened to hold the eighth entry in the Grand Campus Tourney series of collaborations with fellow student societies, on this occasion being joined by the Motor Club, and to discuss the motion, "This House Believes F1 Is The Greatest Sport Of All Time". Thanks for listening!
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  LitTalk: In Conversation With Alex Maskey 02.08.2026

  On Tuesday, 28th April 2026, at 19:00, the Senate Room in the Lanyon Building hosted the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society's ninth and final LitTalk of the 177th Session. The event featured Alex Maskey, former Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly. During the event, attendees had the chance to listen to an interview with Mr. Maskey conducted by Luke Collins, Contributor to The Gown, the student newspaper at Queen's University Belfast. Following the discussion, participants were given the opportunity to pose questions to Mr. Maskey.
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  This House Believes Accessibility At The Bar Is Improving 28.07.2026

  Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The twenty-fourth special meeting of the one hundred and seventy-seventh session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this occasion the House convened to hold the seventh entry in the Grand Campus Tourney series of collaborations with fellow student societies, on this occasion being joined by the Bar Society, and to discuss the motion, "This House Believes Accessibility At The Bar Is Improving". Thanks for listening!
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  History Book Launch 26.07.2026

  Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The launch of the official history book of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society, "175 Years of Discourse at Queen's: The Story of the Literific" written by Trust Secretary-Emeritus Ryan Hoey HLM and President-Emeritus Daniel Toft HLM! This event featured an introduction by Ian Marshall OBE, a discussion of the book with the authors, and questions from the audience. Thanks for listening!
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  This House Believes Fan Fiction Is Real Literature 21.07.2026

  Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The twenty-second special meeting of the one hundred and seventy-seventh session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this occasion the House convened to hold the sixth entry in the Grand Campus Tourney series of collaborations with fellow student societies, on this occasion being joined by the English Society, and to discuss the motion, "This House Believes Fan Fiction Is Real Literature". Thanks for listening!
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  LitTalk: In Conversation With Edwin Poots MLA 19.07.2026

  On Monday, 20th April 2026, at 19:00, 0G/074 in the Lanyon Building hosted the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society's eighth LitTalk of the 177th Session. The event featured Edwin Poots MLA, Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly. During the event, attendees had the chance to listen to an interview with Mr. Poots conducted by Daniel Rankin, Deputy Editor of The Gown, the student newspaper at Queen's University Belfast. Following the discussion, participants were given the opportunity to pose questions to Mr. Poots.
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  This House Believes Men Just Can't Get It Done 14.07.2026

  Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The fourth meeting of the Muriel Campbell Subcommittee for Women and Gender Minorities of the one hundred and seventy-seventh session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The Subcommittee convened to discuss the motion "This House Believes Men Just Can't It Done". Speaking for the Proposition were Emily Carter, TBD, Maeve Gee, and Lyra Morgan-Burst, and speaking for the Opposition were Peggy Mimnagh, TBD, Rosa Ivory, and Cathán Hunter. Thanks for listening!
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  Second Extraordinary General Meeting Of The 177th Session 12.07.2026

  Hello! Hello! And welcome to this! The second extraordinary general meeting of the one hundred and seventy-seventh session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this particular occasion, the House convened to elect the Vice-President and Events Officer for the next academic year. Timestamps as follows: (00:00:00) Order, order! (00:01:30) Constitutional Amendments (00:21:49) Election for Vice-President (00:50:57) Election for Events Officer (01:11:17) Meeting adjourned! Thanks for listening!
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  This House Supports Universal Childcare 07.07.2026

  Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The third meeting of the Muriel Campbell Subcommittee for Women and Gender Minorities of the one hundred and seventy-seventh session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! The Subcommittee convened to discuss the motion "This House Supports Universal Childcare". Speaking for the Proposition were Eri McCrea, Maeve Gee, and Lyra Morgan-Burst, and speaking for the Opposition were TBD, TBD, and EJ Culleton. Thanks for listening!
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  LitTalk: In Conversation With Sam McBride 05.07.2026

  On Monday, 30th March 2026, at 19:00, the Canada Room in the Lanyon Building hosted the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society's seventh LitTalk of the 177th Session. The event featured Sam McBride, Editor of the Belfast Telegraph. During the event, attendees had the chance to listen to an interview with Mr. McBride conducted by James Tourish, Events Officer. Following the discussion, participants were given the opportunity to pose questions to Mr. McBride.
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  This House Believes It Is Time To Copyright Your Face 30.06.2026

  Hello, hello, one and all! And welcome to this! The sixteenth special meeting of the one hundred and seventy-seventh session of the Queen's University of Belfast Literary and Scientific Society! On this occasion the House convened to hold the sixth entry in the Grand Campus Tourney series of collaborations with fellow student societies, on this occasion being joined by the Intellectual Property Law Society, and to discuss the motion, "This House Believes It Is Time To Copyright Your Face". Thanks for listening!